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Image Production Services Uses Chauvet Video Panels for Vessel Reveal Event

NEW YORK – Talk about an enthusiastic reception. “This Monument Could Be Manhattan’s Answer to the Eiffel Tower,” screamed a headline in the online edition of Fortune Magazine on September 14, when the design of a towering abstract structure called “Vessel” was reveled at a ceremony in New York’s Hudson Yards.  Providing the gathered crowd with a better view of the proceedings and adding visual impact to special exhibitions at the reveal event were two large LED video walls created by Image Production Services, using CHAUVET Professional PVP and MVP tiles.

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Stampede 2016 AV Tour & Conference Series Heads to Washington DC on Sept. 22

AMHERST, NY — Continuing its roll across the United States, Stampede, North America’s leading value-added distributor of ProAV Solutions, announced today that its 2016 Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series will make its next stop in Washington, D.C. on September 22 at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel. The one-day reseller, end-user conference and tech showcase will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendee registration is now open at link below.

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HITACHI Z-HD5000 Cameras

Four Village Studio Goes HD with Hitachi Z-HD5000 Cameras

WOODBURY, NY — Government access television facility Four Village Studio (4VS) strives to produce and deliver high-quality community interest programming to its viewers, while offering a practical educational environment for local students interested in media careers. When the studio began to upgrade its production capabilities to HD, it purchased four Z-HD5000 HDTV cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) to support its immediate and forward-looking needs.

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Blizzard TURBO-SCAN

Blizzard Turbo Scan 150W LED Scanner

Blizzard’s Turbo Scan LED Scanner is a bright, fast LED scanner that makes use of a 150-watt LED light source. Promising crisp, clear beams, the scanner features two gobo wheels and rotating, indexing and interchangeable gobo functionality along with 3-facet and 8-facet rotating, indexable prism features. There’s a frost filter and a variety of built-in programs and sound active mode to add further variety to the looks. The moving mirror design also offers speed, with 3-phase motors capable of 180° pan in 0.8 seconds and 90° tilt in under 0.5 seconds. The MSRP is $1,899.99.

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moe.

Main Light Industries Provides Chauvet’s Rogue R1 FX-B Fixtures for moe. Tour

NEW YORK – People who go to a moe. concert thinking they know what to expect, have probably never been to a moe. concert before. The quintet from upstate New York epitomizes the freewheeling improvisational unpredictability of jam band music, as it reels off 10-minute riffs with casual ease and seamlessly moves from song to song with nary a break in between. No two moe. performances are ever alike, which is why so many dedicated fans (aka “moe.rons”) have been to 30…40…50… or more of the group’s concerts.

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George Benson

George Benson Gets U.K. Tour Assist from HSL

UK – Leading UK lighting and visuals rental company HSL supplied lighting equipment and crew to the recent UK tour by iconic soul and jazz singer / songwriter and guitarist George Benson. Benson, who had his most popular hits in the 1970s including the album “Breezin’” still has a huge following, and tours worldwide from May to October every year.

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Laura Pausini World Tour Rig Includes Robe Pointes, BMFLs

ITALY – Multi award winning Italian singer / songwriter and music producer Laura Pausini started her 2016 world touring campaign in support of her new ‘Simili’ studio album with a brand new lighting design created by Alain Corthout and Ignace D’Haese from Belgian based creative visual design practice, Arf & Yes. This includes 128 x Robe Pointes and 109 x BMFL WashBeams which are right at the center of a complex and eye-catching rig.

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Ethan, Sombath and Sylvain

Bandit Lites Adds Ethan Mills, Sombath Inthavong, and Sylvain Thonethongthip to Nashville Office Grows

NASHVILLE – With business growing and the touring inventory constantly expanding, Bandit Lites has added to its Nashville office with the hiring of Ethan Mills, Sombath Inthavong, and Sylvain Thonethongthip. Ethan Mills joins Bandit as the Equipment Coordinator. Bandit’s Technical Service Department has also expanded with the hiring of Sombath Inthavong as Electronics Technician and Sylvain Thonethongthip as Assistant Electronics Technician.

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